The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-13
Local and state Notes.

The first ten days of this month the L., n. A.
G. G. handled on its several divisions average
of $50 loaded ears per day.
The L.. N. A. & G. will receive from the
Rogers locomotive works this week two fifty
three ton consol-build engines.
III. b. Hammond, president and receiver OF
the L, ID. & S. road. is expected West in day or
two. His bride will accompany him.
B. F. Pierce, general solicitor of the l., D. e
s. road, expects to get the property ont of the
hands of receiver or about Oct. 20.
M. E. ingalls,, president Of the c. T.. St L. e
@. road, left for the East last night accompanied
by his wife. He expects to be absent ten days.
In the week ending Sept 10 there were trans
ferred over the Belt road 13, OH cars. Belt road
engines during the week handled 764 car loads
of live stock.
The Lafayette car-works has lost several
gangs of men by their leaving to take service in
the shops of the Missouri car-works, which Of
fers them better pay.
Thomas Emery, of Cincinnati of the
largest stock and bondholders of the O., H. & d:
road, is prominently mentioned for receiver of
the c., H. 81 ID. property.
The opinion prevails in passen ger mems circles
that before the close of the week east
passenger rates will be more badly demoralized,
X possible than are west-bo rates.
In legal and railroad circles the opinion gains
favor that the issue of stock of the c.. II. & D.
Uves-Staynor party will be decided to be ile-
gal when the matter comes before the conrts.
The Illinois Central people expect to get their
freight blockade at the Chicago terminal raised
to-day 1t has interfered somewhat with the
business out of Chicago of the c., L, St L. & G.
road
VIM r. McKeen, president of the Terre Haute
81 Indianapolis road, is quoted saying that the
stockholders have no cause for alarm, and the
road will continue to pay the same dividend as
In the past.
James Reed general agent. and Col. VIM. Shaw
district passenger agent of the c., b. 81 q, are
in the city, taking soundings. Both report the
business of the c., B. g. O. as being very heavy
for the past few weeks.
A corps of engineers is making survey of
line which the Columbus, Lima e. Northwestern
Railroad Company propose to build. The road
will be a feeder for the Beeline, connecting
with it at Bellefon taine
District passenger agents report travel to
California already having set in heavily. The
transconrinental lines will have all the bus mess
they can well take care of.
Until the bridge the Lake Erie & Western
road, which broke down on Saturday night, be-
tween Lafayette and Frankfort, is repaired,
trains will be run via Colfax over the c., l., st.
L. 81 O. and the t., H. 81 l.
D. J. Mackey, president Of the roads which
are included in the Mackey system, has con-
tracted with the Lafayette car-works for 400
of 40, 900 pounds capacity each, and to be
frst-clsss in their construction.
Charles Rockwell, general passenger agent
of the c.. H. 81 d. lines, is said to be somewhat
disturbed over the situation, as he is credited
with having taken prominent part in bringing
about the recent Vandaa-C, FL. & D. deal
The annual meeting of the Ohio g. Mississippi
Railroad Company occurs on the 18th of next
month, and the results are matter over which
there is considerable speculation. large
amount Of the stock has changed hands. it is
stated, within the last few months.
Ten DAYS from now tie older portion of the
Bedford 81 Bloomfield road will be standard
gauge, the rails being the ground to make the
improvement When this is done there will be
no more transfer of the Bedford quarry-stone
from narrow to standard-gauge cars.
The Baltimore &c Ohio express Offices on the
C., III. g. ID. main line have been turned over to
tie United States Express Company, and to-
morrow or the next day the Baltimore 81 Ohio
Office at Indianapolis will be turned TO c.
S. Phillips, agent of the United States express at
this point
Austin Corbin. president of the Philadelphia
e. Reading and l., B. & W., will return from
his Western trip earlier than he at first intend
ed. and will not go South before his return to
Philadelphia. 1t is stated that his financial
scheme to lift the P. & r. out Of the mire is
meeting with new opposition, which will make
his presence East necessary.
The health of H. Il. Johnston, traffic manager
of the Cincinnati, jackson e. Mackinaw road, is
poor that it is feared he will be obliged to
give up his position. He has been in Florida
for some weeks. but has not been specially bene-
flied in health. Mr. Johnston begun railroading
on the Panhandle lines in the Office of j. A.
Perkins, and is young man of more than
ordinary railroad ability.
The fast freight lines boasting considera-
bly, over the time. They making west
bound freights. Fhree of the lines are landing
freghts shipped from New York on the fourth
morning after shipment, which was once con-
sidered good time on freights forwarded by ex-
press. and, what is somewhat singular, goods
shipped from Boston making good time
as Is made from New York.
II. St Clair, formerly q brakeman on the c.,
l.. 81 L. q L. road, but recently on n farm rear
Whitest own. was killed on Sunday night Be-
ing an old railroader he supposed he could lump
from train safely when running and he hoard
ed a freight train at Whtestown to ride a connie
OF miles. which brought him near his home but
in jumping he made a misstep and fell between
the cars and was ground 10 pieces lie carried
a farm for his widowed sister.
II the Cincinnati, Indianapolis St J,ouis c,
Chicago cares for its reputation and desires 20
husband the wealth that nheres in its eupho-
NOUS nickname. it must bestr itself; for ac-
cording to the New York Times the buns of
Brooklyn, N Y, have appropriated that original
title The Times says: "A hGuor store adorps
Myrtle avenue and Adams street, Brooklyn.
: They are called the Big Four"
The second annual convention Of the Switch
mems Mutual Aid Association of North America
will convene at Tcmlinson Hall next Monday
The opening exercises will begin at 10 o'clock
a. ~ The following gentlemen will participate
IN the opening exercises: An address of well
cometo the city of Indianapolis by Mayor G. S.
Denny addresses by Ex-Governor A. q. Porter. !
Hon. w. ID. Bynum aud Col Maynard Englsh's |
Hotel has been selected as headquarters.
J. NJ. Quieley, presidep of the Toledo. St. Louis
a. Kansas City road. is quoted as saying that
soon as the work of converting the road from
narrow to standard gauge is completed, he will |
turn his attention to building a division Of the |
road from Frankfort, via Lebanon, to Indianap-
oils. IN fact, lawyer has been asked to ascer-
tain on what terms the right of way the |
fenal bank, from q point some five miles north |